New Media Ghetto

In todays announcement of Heath Buntings new exhibition, the announcement had an inetersting comment. Has Heath Bunting gone over the wall? Good work! Here's the quote:"The project is the result of an ongoing collaboration between OVERGADEN Institute of Contemporary Art and Artnode with the ambition to bring international computer-based contemporary art to Denmark and to get computer-based contemporary art out of the new media ghetto."Do you feel disenfranchised, marginalized, forgotten?

I feel like "computer based contemporary art" is a synonym for new media. So if he's succesful perhaps in a few years he will attempt to bring some new thing out of the computer based contemporary art ghetto. But it all comes down to figuring outnew ways of getting paid, from what I can tell? (Not Heath especially, just anyone who talks about getting out of an "art ghetto"- so do it, already!).

What they call it never really matters, no one's getting paid anyway. All this talk about ghettos seems like it might be a distraction from investing oneself into making good work in a self-defined sort of way. Good for Heath, if that's what hewants to do for all of us. I'm not particularly exhausted with gratitude, however, nor am I holding my breath for the Ghetto to dissolve. Like the situationists say, "I'll liberate myself, thank you."

-e.

Eric Dymond <dymond@idirect.ca> on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 12:51 PM -0500 wrote:>In todays announcement of Heath Buntings new exhibition, the announcement had an inetersting comment. Has Heath Bunting gone over the wall? Good work! Here's the quote:>"The project is the result of an ongoing collaboration between >OVERGADEN Institute of Contemporary Art and Artnode with the >ambition to bring international computer-based contemporary art to >Denmark and to get computer-based contemporary art out of the new >media ghetto.">Do you feel disenfranchised, marginalized, forgotten?>>Eric>>+>-> post: list@rhizome.org>-> questions: info@rhizome.org>-> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz>-> give: http://rhizome.org/support>+>Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the>Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php

Like food stamps, except you can save them up and exchange them for critical affirmation. No net.artist virtually left behind.

it takes a nation of dozens to hold us back!curt

Eryk Salvaggio wrote:

> What they call it never really matters, no one's getting paid anyway.> All this talk about ghettos seems like it might be a distraction from> investing oneself into making good work in a self-defined sort of way.

> > I feel like "computer based contemporary art" is a synonym for new> media. So if he's succesful perhaps in a few years he will attempt to> bring some new thing out of the computer based contemporary art> ghetto. But it all comes down to figuring out> new ways of getting paid, from what I can tell? (Not Heath especially,> just anyone who talks about getting out of an "art ghetto"- so do it,> already!).

My first reaction was "What Ghetto?". The meaning I took was a social/artistic one. The idea that New Media exists outside the auspices of the comfortable zone that museums/institutions exist in was interpreted as bad. I always thought that was good thing, and still do. There is more interest in virtual work than physical.The artists has control of the works currency, it doesn't end up gathering dust in the museums storage unit.

> > What they call it never really matters, no one's getting paid anyway.> All this talk about ghettos seems like it might be a distraction from> investing oneself into making good work in a self-defined sort of way.> Good for Heath, if that's what he> wants to do for all of us. I'm not particularly exhausted with> gratitude, however, nor am I holding my breath for the Ghetto to> dissolve. Like the situationists say, "I'll liberate myself, thank> you."

> _ this concept: new media ghetto art stamps> > Like food stamps, except you can save them up and exchange them for> critical affirmation. No net.artist virtually left behind.> > it takes a nation of dozens to hold us back!> curt

Are you saying that WHOLE DAYS go by when you don't think about critical affirmation!

On Tuesday 13 June 2006 22:34, Eric Dymond wrote:> bad. I always thought that was good thing, and still do. There is more> interest in virtual work than physical. The artists has control of the

This is true even here in Brazil (economic and artistic periphery); even here (or specially here) where our museums/institutions don't have enough structure to accommodate new media projects. I cannot see new media nor computer based contemporary art as a ghetto, but the contrary.

Actually new media is a form of lead ass-capping for the masses--a bitlike viral warfare for the people and it comes out of abusing principlesexperimented with by various secret societies de actualite around ww1 /ww2 and certain methods of population control--which bleeds and pumps theblood, iron, and will of the "people".

Essentially why we recommend at least two hours of martial arts disciplineper day--and we mean something incorporating balancing of the bodyinitially with transitions into balancing / internal discipline (blood /will strengthening) per day.

The way to of course "defeat" the machine is very much so the same as italways was--whereas most are only looking for ways to "make money" off ofthe people.

Like for example abakhmin here who is sending me pictures of kitschdollies being sold for money--exploiting the "collectibile" impulse ofunconsciouss consummation, while telling me that it's GOOD that people dieat the feet of time, and one would suppose that disunity is GREAT MOREPEASANT LIBERATED PUSSY!~

However we don't shop. And we don't celebrate christmas either.

That lovely house as a vehicle of consummation--ever peasant fucktwattyis a "priestess of Isis" even though crochetting and handwork are STRICTLYforbidden in the Virgin's holidays--but only grain.

So merrychristmask motherfuckers and those who want a way out of themass shearing of mass media--get your martial parts on.

Otherwise there is also the :zekzi: ass busting with no pantz on--andhousework as well. The postal office is busy and you can alwayus sendyour crap via mail. Or e-mail. And then you can tell us how there is no"touchy feely" "zekzi" communication over e-mail.

This not being directed at Eryk.

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006, ErykSalvaggio wrote:

> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:37:51 -0400> From: Eryk Salvaggio <Eryk_Salvaggio@umit.maine.edu>> To: Eric Dymond <dymond@idirect.ca>> Cc: list@rhizome.org> Subject: Re: RHIZOME_RAW: New Media Ghetto>>> I feel like "computer based contemporary art" is a synonym for new media. So if he's succesful perhaps in a few years he will attempt to bring some new thing out of the computer based contemporary art ghetto. But it all comes down to figuring out> new ways of getting paid, from what I can tell? (Not Heath especially, just anyone who talks about getting out of an "art ghetto"- so do it, already!).>> What they call it never really matters, no one's getting paid anyway. All this talk about ghettos seems like it might be a distraction from investing oneself into making good work in a self-defined sort of way. Good for Heath, if that's what he> wants to do for all of us. I'm not particularly exhausted with gratitude, however, nor am I holding my breath for the Ghetto to dissolve. Like the situationists say, "I'll liberate myself, thank you.">> -e.>>>> Eric Dymond <dymond@idirect.ca> on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 12:51 PM -0500 wrote:> >In todays announcement of Heath Buntings new exhibition, the announcement had an inetersting comment. Has Heath Bunting gone over the wall? Good work! Here's the quote:> >"The project is the result of an ongoing collaboration between> >OVERGADEN Institute of Contemporary Art and Artnode with the> >ambition to bring international computer-based contemporary art to> >Denmark and to get computer-based contemporary art out of the new> >media ghetto."> >Do you feel disenfranchised, marginalized, forgotten?> >> >Eric> >> >+> >-> post: list@rhizome.org> >-> questions: info@rhizome.org> >-> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz> >-> give: http://rhizome.org/support> >+> >Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the> >Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php>>> +> -> post: list@rhizome.org> -> questions: info@rhizome.org> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support> +> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php>

But can you mail your shit around while the actual "founders" of Fluxuswhich we have met in person are lying on their fat asses and porkingas much pussy as they can at "fabulous" locations world-wide--and gettingpaid for it? At your expense? And bitching at the world-governments ofwhich they are muppets?

> Like food stamps, except you can save them up and exchange them for critical affirmation. No net.artist virtually left behind.

I wish I could find a teacher for this! The various times I tried martialarts, it was all form, no "will strengthening." I hope such a notion is notthe cheap romanticism of Karate Kid? It seems that those that do the realbody / will strengthening have given their lives over to it, e.g., the monksof Shaolin.

Maybe I should try and teach myself. But isn't that precisely what is somisguided in those societies that anciently gave birth to the martialarts? Let us not forget the story of Ekalavya in the Mahabharata.

(And why not extend that guru-concept to the exercise of other arts...)

On 18/06/06, -IID42 Kandinskij @27+ <death@punkassbitch.org> wrote:>> Actually new media is a form of lead ass-capping for the masses--a bit> like viral warfare for the people and it comes out of abusing principles> experimented with by various secret societies de actualite around ww1 /> ww2 and certain methods of population control--which bleeds and pumps the> blood, iron, and will of the "people".>> Essentially why we recommend at least two hours of martial arts discipline> per day--and we mean something incorporating balancing of the body> initially with transitions into balancing / internal discipline (blood /> will strengthening) per day.>> The way to of course "defeat" the machine is very much so the same as it> always was--whereas most are only looking for ways to "make money" off of> the people.>> Like for example abakhmin here who is sending me pictures of kitsch> dollies being sold for money--exploiting the "collectibile" impulse of> unconsciouss consummation, while telling me that it's GOOD that people die> at the feet of time, and one would suppose that disunity is GREAT MORE> PEASANT LIBERATED PUSSY!~>> However we don't shop. And we don't celebrate christmas either.>> That lovely house as a vehicle of consummation--ever peasant fucktwatty> is a "priestess of Isis" even though crochetting and handwork are STRICTLY> forbidden in the Virgin's holidays--but only grain.>> So merrychristmask motherfuckers and those who want a way out of the> mass shearing of mass media--get your martial parts on.>> Otherwise there is also the :zekzi: ass busting with no pantz on--and> housework as well. The postal office is busy and you can alwayus send> your crap via mail. Or e-mail. And then you can tell us how there is no> "touchy feely" "zekzi" communication over e-mail.>> This not being directed at Eryk.>>> On Tue, 13 Jun 2006, Eryk> Salvaggio wrote:>> > Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:37:51 -0400> > From: Eryk Salvaggio <Eryk_Salvaggio@umit.maine.edu>> > To: Eric Dymond <dymond@idirect.ca>> > Cc: list@rhizome.org> > Subject: Re: RHIZOME_RAW: New Media Ghetto> >> >> > I feel like "computer based contemporary art" is a synonym for new> media. So if he's succesful perhaps in a few years he will attempt to bring> some new thing out of the computer based contemporary art ghetto. But it all> comes down to figuring out> > new ways of getting paid, from what I can tell? (Not Heath especially,> just anyone who talks about getting out of an "art ghetto"- so do it,> already!).> >> > What they call it never really matters, no one's getting paid anyway.> All this talk about ghettos seems like it might be a distraction from> investing oneself into making good work in a self-defined sort of way. Good> for Heath, if that's what he> > wants to do for all of us. I'm not particularly exhausted with> gratitude, however, nor am I holding my breath for the Ghetto to dissolve.> Like the situationists say, "I'll liberate myself, thank you."> >> > -e.> >> >> >> > Eric Dymond <dymond@idirect.ca> on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 12:51 PM> -0500 wrote:> > >In todays announcement of Heath Buntings new exhibition, the> announcement had an inetersting comment. Has Heath Bunting gone over the> wall? Good work! Here's the quote:> > >"The project is the result of an ongoing collaboration between> > >OVERGADEN Institute of Contemporary Art and Artnode with the> > >ambition to bring international computer-based contemporary art to> > >Denmark and to get computer-based contemporary art out of the new> > >media ghetto."> > >Do you feel disenfranchised, marginalized, forgotten?> > >> > >Eric> > >> > >+> > >-> post: list@rhizome.org> > >-> questions: info@rhizome.org> > >-> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz> > >-> give: http://rhizome.org/support> > >+> > >Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the> > >Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php> >> >> > +> > -> post: list@rhizome.org> > -> questions: info@rhizome.org> > -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz> > -> give: http://rhizome.org/support> > +> > Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the> > Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php> >>> o> [ + ]>> + + +>>> | '|' |> _________________________________________> `, . ` `k a r e i' ? ' D42> +> -> post: list@rhizome.org> -> questions: info@rhizome.org> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support> +> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php>